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Description: Exuberance/Ebullience, banter, possibly an interview, context and connection, the familiar, the strange.
Find: Symphonies of Treble, Words Of Expectation, stab, skronk, shimmer, sheen, The New Sound of Now, Ideas for Walls, pleasure, pith, Flutter and Wow, Motorik, cowbells, disco akimbo, at least one Cantankerous Singer, The German Language, shards of glass, Ethiopian Punk, organic, synthetic, sawtooths & squarewaves, Library Riffage, yesterday's recipes, the wrong speed, intentional static, floating, ethereal, time and timelessness.
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| Sounds of the Ocean |
Beach Sounds
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Ocean Sounds | Sounds Of The Ocean | 2016 | 0:00:00 (Pop-up) | |||
| Drag City Supersession |
Zero Degrees
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Tramps, Traitors And Little Devils | Drag City | 2001 | Bill Callahan (aka Smog) writes and fronts this track of the supergroup session w/ a song loosely about the temperature being Zero Degrees Fahrenheit. Instruments and players = Bass, Organ, Steel Guitar [Slide] – Neil Michael Hagerty /// Percussion, Drums – Brendan Murphy, Rian Murphy /// Strings, Reeds – Jessica Billey, Matt Bauder /// Vocals, Electric Guitar – Bill Callahan | 0:00:29 (Pop-up) | ||
Music behind DJ: King Cobb Steelie |
Italian Ufology Today
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Project Twinkle |
Lunamoth |
1994 |
Today is Kevin Lynn's birthday. He played in King Cobb Steelie. They were a band from Guelph who moved to Toronto. Bill Laswell produced this. We will celebrate all these things by playing a bit for you, then rudely talking over it. |
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| Teenanger |
Good, You?
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Good, You? (Digital single) | Telephone Explosion | 2022 | Released today. Yes. Earlier this very day. This band took "teen" and "anger" and put them together to form "Teenanger". They have been active for over a decade now in Toronto. Find them here: Teenanger Bandcamp Features the lyrics "Jazz is hard in the car, depends on where you are." These are the sort of observations that can make your day. | * | 0:09:12 (Pop-up) | |
| Public Body |
Reset My Password
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Flavour of Labour | Six Tonnes De Chair Records | 2022 | Post-punk from Brighton UK. EP out March 4. A few tracks are available now: Public Body Bandcamp They will be playing Mar 05 @ The Talleyrand in Manchester, UK | * | 0:12:53 (Pop-up) | |
| Aunt Sally |
Subete Urimono
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Aunt Sally | Mesh-Key | 1979 | Reissued December 2, 2021. "This seminal, eponymous post-punk album by Japanese group Aunt Sally, fronted by experimental singer Phew, was first released by the iconic Vanity Records label in 1979. Over the past forty-plus years, Phew has forged a singular path through a wide range of styles - from free improvisation to pop - and has collaborated with the likes of Ryuichi Sakamoto, members of Can, DAF, Einstürzende Neubauten, The Raincoats and more. But Aunt Sally is where she got her start and, despite the members’ young ages (still in college at the time), Phew and the band delivered a mature, timeless take on minimalistic punk." Aunt Sally Bandcamp | * | 0:15:35 (Pop-up) | |
| The Monochrome Set |
Hello, Save Me
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Allhallowtide | Tapete Records | 2022 | The Monochrome Set formed in London in January 1978 & continue to sound as young in 2022 as they did at the outset. From the upcoming TMS album "Allhallowtide", to be released March 11. More info: Tapete Records / The Monochrome Set | * | 0:17:35 (Pop-up) | |
| Parquet Courts |
Watching Strangers Smile
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Black Widow Spider (Japanese 7" Version) | Rough Trade Big Love Records | 2021 | Only widely available in the last week through streaming services. Previously available only at Big Love Records, Harajuku, Tokyo in a limited edition of 100 copies. Originally released (in Japan) in September 2021. | * | 0:20:53 (Pop-up) | |
Music behind DJ: King Cobb Steelie |
Italian Ufology Today (Mad Professor Remix)
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Project Twinkle |
Lunamoth |
1994 |
This is the Mad Professor remix of Italian Ufology Today, which we have been talking over today on Kevin Lynn's birthday. He played in King Cobb Steelie & hopefully he does not mind us talking over his music. |
0:24:05 (Pop-up) |
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Music behind DJ: Pyramid |
Trees Speak
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Vertigo of Flaws, Emancipation of the Dissonance and Temperance in Irrational Waveforms |
Soul Jazz |
2022 |
Newly released track from a forthcoming album. "Trees Speak are Daniel Martin Diaz and Damian Diaz from Tucson, Arizona and their music often draws on the cosmic night-time magic of Arizona’s natural desert landscapes. ‘Trees Speak’ relates to the idea of future technologies storing information and data in trees and plants - using them as hard drives - and the idea that Trees communicate collectively. Special guests from the hyper-creative hub of the Tucson music scene on this release are Gabriel Sullivan, Ben Nisbet, Saul Millan, Stephani Guilmette, and Davis Jones." |
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| ABC |
Poison Arrow
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The Lexicon of Love | Universal Records | 1982 | Martin Fry said that the band's ambition was to fuse punk and disco, music that was more sophisticated but still had some attitude. Lyrically, the songs are all about the matters of the heart. "Most of the other people were writing about electric pylons. We wanted to hark back to Cole Porter and his ilk, but in a very modern way", | 0:30:15 (Pop-up) | ||
| Talking Heads |
Psycho Killer (Live Version)
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Stop Making Sense | Sire | 1984 |
Jerry Harrison gets no love from David Byrne in this rendition of Psycho Killer, played live on the Stop Making Sense film. A simple acoustic version backed by an 808 drumbeat played out of a boombox. |
0:33:37 (Pop-up) | ||
| John Foxx |
Metal Beat
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Metamic | Virgin EMI Records | 1980 | Metamic was John Foxx's first solo record after leaving Ultravoxx. Metamatic was recorded at Pathway, a small eight-track studio in Islington, and was engineered by Gareth Jones. Foxx's electronic equipment included an ARP Odyssey, an Elka 'String Machine' and a Roland CR-78 drum machine. Several of the synth parts were played by John Wesley-Barker. | 0:38:03 (Pop-up) | ||
| Spoons |
Nova Heart
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Arias and Symphonies | Ready Records | 1982 | This week marks the 40th anniversary of this quintessential New Wave tune, one of the best ever written. It encapsulates chlly synthpop and dystopian futures but somehow strikes a melancholic chord within your heart. Any Canadian kid knows exactly what's coming when you hear that opening keyboard riff played by Rob Preuss, who was a 15 year old keyboard wunderkind when he joined the band in 1980. | 0:40:57 (Pop-up) | ||
Music behind DJ: Prismic |
Roland TR-808
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Volume 1 - Freestyle Beats In My Head |
MetaMusic Records |
2022 |
Prismic is a German guy and DJ. He loves his 808. |
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0:46:36 (Pop-up) |
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Music behind DJ: Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force |
Planet Rock (Instrumental)
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Planet Rock 7" |
Tommy Boy |
1982 |
This landmark tune is what defines the sound of songs made with the TR 808 drum machine and laid the bedrock for proper "Electro" as we know it. |
0:53:07 (Pop-up) |
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| Gerd Michaelis Chor |
Doringo
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Das Hat Pfiff | Amiga | 1969 | Founded in 1967, the Gerd Michaelis Chor was a rotating group of singers and eventually a band. They were best known for Schlager...hit pop songs and versions of songs in an easy listening format. Ahh, so smooth and soothing. | 0:54:37 (Pop-up) | ||
| B-52's |
rock lobster (backwards remix)
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The B52's | Warner | 1979 | It pretty much makes sense that one of the greatest songs ever written sounds just as bitchin' backwards. I cannot stop listening to this. Now we need to find the band who can pull off this version, because that guitar riff is sick. | 0:58:23 (Pop-up) | ||
| Kutiman & Melike Sahin |
Sakla Beni
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Sakla Beni | Siyal Music | 2019 | HOLY FUCK. A mighty slab of psychedelic funk. Kutiman hails from Israel and is a Songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, producer, orchestra leader, digital mixologist, and filmmaker. Melike Sahin is from Istanbul and you need to hear all her performances. Her latest release is 2021's "Merhem" | 1:03:18 (Pop-up) | ||
Music behind DJ: Gökçen Kaynatan |
Madimak
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Gökçen Kaynatan |
Finders Keepers |
2017 |
Turkish electronic music alongside İlhan Mimaroǧlu and Bülent Arel, Gökçen Kaynatan electrified the rock and roll scene of the late 50s/early 60s – sending teenagers wild with his custom built guitars and back lines – helping charge the climate for the birth of Anatolian rock. Then, from the sanctuary of his private studio, he revolutionised the industry with his pioneering use of electronics whilst hanging the sonic wallpaper in the living rooms of an entire generation of telly addicts as in house composer of choice for Turkey’s first national television channel TRT 1. Despite having a modest discography of only four 7” singles to his name his influence is a major current that flows through over 50 years of Turkish pop culture. |
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Music behind DJ: Gökçen Kaynatan |
Lost Island
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Gökçen Kaynatan |
Finders Keepers |
2017 |
recorded and produced between 1968 and 1982 by Gökçen Kaynatan |
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| The Lazy Eyes |
Fuzz Jam
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Fuzz Jam Single | The Lazy Eyes | 2021 | The Lazy Eyes are a four-piece psychedelic rock band based in Sydney, Australia. They met at school but now they are out of school and want to tour but you know...there's a pandemic getting in the way. SOON. SOON. | 1:12:47 (Pop-up) | ||
| Soccer96 & Alabaster DePlume |
I Was Gonna Fight Fascism
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I Was Gonna Fight Fascism | Moshi Moshi Records | 2021 | We've played Soccer96 before and we shall play them again! Psychedelic Krautrock synth rock outfit fights fascism with the cheerfully uneasy Alabaster DePlume, a London and Manchester based spoken word artist, writer and saxophonist aka Angus Fairbairn. This single did not make it on the amazing Soccer96 album "Dopamine" but that's ok we're fighting fascism anyhow! | 1:17:17 (Pop-up) | ||
| Thick Pigeon |
Dog - 45 Version
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Miranda Dali | LTM Recordings | 1991 | Miranda Stanton, best known for her recordings as Stanton Miranda, Miranda Dali and Thick Pigeon, is a 1980s Factory Records artist from New York City. She achieved some notice for her single "Wheels Over Indian Trails" (produced by Stephen Morris and Gillian Gilbert from New Order) and her later cover of "Love Will Tear Us Apart" by Joy Division. She also guested on recordings by the Durutti Column. Her first band was CKM in New York with Kim Gordon of Sonic Youth, where she played drums. She had a brief acting career, appearing in the Jonathan Demme films, Something Wild, Married to the Mob and Silence of the Lambs. She also played the lead role in the little known art-house film Souvenir (1999), which was directed by Michael H. Shamberg. She continues to work on small scale musical projects. Working as blythe dahl she has released instrumental tracks online which are available for license through Pump Audio/Getty Images. She also participated in the web collaboration "Empty Rooms with Casual Sounds" I thought this came out last year. It is timelessly cool. | 1:24:32 (Pop-up) | ||
Music behind DJ: Embryo |
Auf Auf
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Auf Auf |
Madlib Invazion |
2021 |
The late Christian Burchard, who founded the Embryo ensemble in 1969, loved the slogan “Auf Auf,” German for “Up, Up,” or “Keep On Going.” Anyone with anything more than a passing interest in the German Krautock scene of the 1970s and 1980s knows that Burchard followed that intent all around the world, tirelessly seeking out new sounds and inspirations and creating a catalog of music unlike most anything else the world has ever heard. When Marja Burchard, Christan’s daughter, who grew up with Embryo and toured with them for years, took the reins of the ensemble after Christian’s death in 2018, she started recording what would become the album Auf Auf. It was recorded over the course of two years, finishing it in the throes of the Covid pandemic in 2020. |
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| Picastro |
The Hangman
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I've Never Met A Stranger | Ur Audio Visual | 2022 | Picastro is the project of Liz Hysen, formed in Toronto in 1998, continuing to this day in many forms w/ many members. A five song album of covers was released a few weeks ago & this song is originally by Fire On Fire. On this track: Liz Hysen: Vocals & Guitar, Tim Condon: Bass, Soren Brothers: Vocals, Guitar, Melodica. Find the album here: Picastro Bandcamp Video here: Hangman Video by Colin Medley Label here: Ur Audio Visual Bandcamp | * | 1:31:47 (Pop-up) | |
| Black Country, New Road |
Science Fair
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For The First Time | Ninja Tune | 2021 | A septet from London, England. This song is from their debut album; a follow-up will be released in February on Ninja Tune. | 1:35:11 (Pop-up) | ||
Music behind DJ: Geoff Barrow / Ben Salisbury |
301-305
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Drokk: Music Inspired by Mega-City One |
Invada Records UK |
2012 |
CD |
Geoff Barrow is of Portishead, Beak>> and many other projects; Ben Salisbury is a British composer, particularly known for his work in film and television. He has also worked as a co-writer, arranger and musician with a number of bands. |
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| The Ronettes |
You Bet I Would
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Silhouettes/You Bet I Would 7" | May Records | 1962 | This is a B side to the fantastic tune "Silhouettes" In this tune Ronnie growls and squeaks her way through this most expressive delivery...the queen of rock and roll displaying her grit and badass in the early days of the Ronettes... | 1:46:27 (Pop-up) | ||
| Phương Tâm |
Ai
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Hùng Cường - Ai 7" | Sóng Nhạc | 1965 | Much like the Ronettes as the good/bad girls. Phong Tam bucked the trend of "nice" Vietnamese girls, opting to sing in Saigon nightclubs. in the early 60's..performing original Vietnamese rock songs instead of covering popular songs of the day. She ended up emigrating to the US, and now lives in San Jose. Her own daughter had no idea that her mom was one of the first Vietnamese rock singers...an amazing story! | 1:48:42 (Pop-up) | ||
| Jackie Shane |
I've Really Got the Blues
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Money/I've Really Got The Blues 7" | Stop | 1962 | Jackie Shane proves on this tune she only needs a minute and a half to make a statement. This pioneering soulstress pushed boundaries both musically and as one of the first openly transgender individuals. Jackie found a home in Toronto, and we are proud to call her part of our musical history. Jackie and Ronnie have parallel stories, overcoming hardship and fighting for visibility and to be exactly who they were...strong, independent black women. | 1:51:19 (Pop-up) | ||
| Dusty Springfield |
You Don't Own Me
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A Girl Called Dusty | Philips | 1964 | This song was originally recorded and released in 1963 by Lesley Gore...but it's Dusty's version that truly shines. Embraced as a feminist anthem in a time when women were still considered the weaker sex, this powerhouse rendition is a fitting closer for the album, and one of Dusty's greatest performances. I would dearly have loved to hear Ronnie Spector sing this. | 1:52:57 (Pop-up) | ||
| The Beach Boys |
Don't Worry Baby
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Don't Worry Baby/I Get Around 7" | Capitol Records | 1964 | Brian Wilson's obsession with "Be My Baby" yielded one of the greatest pop tunes in the Beach Boys cannon. Brian Wilson wrote this for Ronnie, but in typical douchebag fashion, Phil Spector would not allow her to record it because he didn't write it. She did eventually cover it. If you want to see a few minutes of pure joy, watch Ronnie and Brian hanging out together. It makes me cry, it's so sweet: Video of Ronnie & Brian | 1:55:27 (Pop-up) | ||
| Sounds of the Ocean |
Beach Sounds
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Ocean Sounds | Sounds of the Ocean | 2016 | 1:58:19 (Pop-up) | |||
| Ronnie Spector & Joey Ramone |
Bye Bye Baby
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She Talks To Rainbows | Kill Rock Stars | 1999 | Without Ronnie Spector, there would be no Ramones. In 1999, Joey Ramone produced "She Talks To Rainbows" with Ronnie, who covered two Ramones tunes, including this duet with Joey. Two years later, Joey would pass away of lymphoma. I like to think he was there to greet Ronnie when she arrived in Rock and Roll Heaven. | 2:03:17 (Pop-up) |
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